Job Purpose:
To act as a focal point for alignment and trackworks with focus on the Qatar Rail Long Distance Projects.
To ensure that an alignment concept design and the requirements are coordinated with all internal and external stakeholders, the necessary authority approvals have been obtained and that the alignment scope is reflected in the tender documents as per Qatar Rail’s aspiration. During Tender and Execution to act as focal point on client side for queries, coordination and review to ensure that the highest level of quality and state of the art will be delivered.
Education:
Bachelor ‘s degree as Civil Engineer or Survey Engineer and or equivalent required. MBA preferred.
Experience:
Min. 10 years railway alignment design comprising of international experience (min. 5 years) and experience in Middle East.
Behavioral Skills:
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Pioneering spirit and personal initiative.
• Team player mentality and flexibility.
• Extremely excellent self-organization, high level of motivation and ability to work under pressure.
• Able to interact with staff (at all levels) in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality.
• Working with attention to detail.
• Excellent calendar management skills, including the coordination of complex executive meetings.
• Strong decision-making ability.
Functional Skills:
Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Extensive knowledge of international railway systems.
• Metro, Long distance and LRT alignment design, from concept to tender phase.
• Alignment design using TSI, Euronorms, Arema and preferably German Guidelines.
• Profound knowledge Alignment software (PROVI) and CAD software (AutoCAD).
• Knowledge in geospatial data handling.
• Strong knowledge of MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Civil engineering knowledge.
• Trackworks incl. acoustic noise & vibration knowledge.
Professional Training:
Railway alignment software training (PROVI preferred).